Investigative Site Budget Specialist - FSP (Dedicated to client office)
Primary Location: Taiwan, Remote Job ID R0000034958 Category AdministrativeAbout this Role
Key Accountabilities:
Investigator Budget Development
- Lead the creation of global site budgets to ensure timely and actionable delivery to business partners
- Draft, review, and finalize global clinical trial budget templates in accordance with FMV and industry standards
- Manage amendments based on protocol changes
- Apply benchmarking tools, ICD-9/10 and CPT codes to standardize budget formats
- Track timelines to ensure budgets are built and delivered on schedule for both initial and amended protocols
- Support ad hoc cost benchmarking and budget template requests from business partners
Budget Oversight and Negotiation Support
- Develop tools and parameters for the Contracting Team to use in budget negotiations
- Provide input and support for global site budgeting and negotiation processes
- Update Master Budget Templates with current benchmarks and exchange rates
- Align templates with internal systems such as the site payment platform
- Maintain documentation and approval records for Master templates
Leadership
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in cost benchmarking, providing global training and support
- Oversee Investigator Budget Analyst team, managing workload and quality of deliverables
- Contribute to onboarding and training plans for the Clinical Contracts team
- Identify training gaps and lead initiatives to address them
- Drive process improvement and quality initiatives related to site budget development
- Mentor peers and train teams on budget processes, client best practices, and negotiation strategies
- Develop guidelines for acceptable budgetary standards
- Address complex problems requiring evaluation of diverse data and factors
Collaborative Relationships
- Work with Clinical Development Operations, Finance, Legal, Site Contracting, Functional Service Providers (FSPs), and Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) to ensure proper budget development and training
- Lead meetings with cross-functional teams to explain budget templates and parameters
- Support colleagues in site budget negotiations and document preparation
- Provide education and clarification on budget rationale to Clinical and Global Site Operations
Skills and Competencies
- Strong understanding of benchmark cost data and trends
- Knowledge of cost drivers in clinical site budgets
- Ability to articulate and defend budget decisions
- Proficient in summarizing feedback and identifying budget risks
- Exercises sound judgment within defined policies
- Keeps up with industry changes and contributes to process improvements
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong analytical and presentation skills
- Effective cross-functional collaboration to support site activation
- Fluent in English; proficiency in local language as applicable
Knowledge and Experience
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience, including 5 years in clinical research, contracting, outsourcing, or finance
- Proven ability to train and quality control peer work
- Skilled in negotiation, project management, and relationship building
- High-level expertise in contracts and budgeting across multiple therapeutic areas
- Preferred experience in scientific contract negotiation and clinical study performance
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent or relevant and qualifying training/experience
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